Diana da Costa Neves

Diana da Costa Neves

Personal information
Born	(1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 35) Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality	Portuguese / Australian
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Career information
High school	St Peters Lutheran College (Brisbane, Australia)
College	Vanguard (2008–2010)
WNBA draft	2010 / Undrafted
Playing career	2005–present
Position	Guard
Career history
2005	Gladstone Port City Power
2008	Rockhampton Cyclones
2009–2013	Gladstone Port City Power
2010–2011	Logan Thunder
2011	Boa Viagem (Portugal)
2011–2012	CAB Madeira (Portugal)
2015	Sunshine Coast Clippers
Career highlights and awards
3x QBL Champion (2009, 2010, 2011)
Medals Representing  Portugal Basketball

Diana da Costa Neves (born 26 February 1987) is an Australian-Portuguese professional basketball player.

Career[]

College[]

In 2005, Neves began her college career at Tusculum College in Tusculum, Tennessee for the Pioneers. Strong showings earned her a transfer to Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California to play for the Lions.^[1]

Australia[]

Neves returned to Australia after college and returned to Gladstone in the Queensland Basketball League. Soon after, Neves made her WNBL debut with the Logan Thunder for the 2010–11 WNBL season. In the QBL, after spending four seasons at Gladstone, Neves joined the Sunshine Coast Clippers for the 2015 season.^[2]

Portugal[]

Neves made her European debut, with Boa Viagem in the Liga Feminina de Basquetebol in Portugal for the 2011–12 season. She would soon after switch to CAB Madeira for the remainder of the season.

National team[]

Born in South Africa, Neves then moved to Queensland, Australia at a young age. Neves has dual Australian and Portuguese citizenship due to her parents ancestry.^[3] She made her debut for the Portuguese National team at the EuroBasket Women 2011 Division B.^[4]

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